Interlocutors: (1) Friend of roughly same age; (2) Older family member (parent, etc.); (3) Teacher-mentor figure
What you will need: (1) Ipod recorder (which you test beforehand); (2) large sheet of paper; (3) two pens; (4) quiet and collaborative space; (5) the spirit of a midwife who helps to bring new ideas into the world
Restarters: (1) News and current events (e.g. top five hits from Google news); (2) going for the personal story or connection; (3) Defining the terms of your dictionary entry
After recording, transcribe and provide a brief, "wiki-length" journal of what you think happened in each of your dialogues.